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Ryan Fisher is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DentVest LLC in Fort Wayne, IN. He previously worked at Old National Wealth Management from 2013 to 2018 before founding DentVest. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a part-time CFO position with a dental practice. DentVest is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily passive, model-driven investment approach using third-party managers and the Betterment For Advisors platform, complemented by comprehensive financial planning services.

Dennis Houlihan is the sole advisor at Houlihan Asset Management LLC in Fort Wayne, IN, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Houlihan Asset Management since 1998. Houlihan Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses by providing investment supervisory and portfolio management services alongside financial planning consultations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to tailor recommendations to clients’ goals and risk profiles, often operating with discretionary trading authority.

Antony Stureman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Krouse Stureman & Associates, Inc. He has previously worked at FSC Securities Corp and has longstanding roles at Krouse Kern Wealth Management, Inc. and KK&S Financial Advisors, LLC. Stureman is also licensed to provide life, disability, and long-term care insurance through his ownership of an insurance agency. Krouse Stureman & Associates, founded in 2004, offers financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis using passively managed, institutional-class mutual funds.

Steven Gilbert is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Gilbert Wealth, an independent firm he has led since 2021. Prior to founding Gilbert Wealth, he worked at CX Institutional, CPM Group, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Gilbert Wealth offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment strategy focuses on passive management using index funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, with options for direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting integrated into ongoing financial planning.

Martin Bassett is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Bassett and Associates Retirement Planning Services, Inc. since 2014 and currently operates Bassett Financial Advisors in Fort Wayne, IN. Bassett Financial Advisors provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy primarily using exchange-traded products, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis through third-party model marketplaces and custodial platforms, with financial planning as a key input to investment decisions.

John Nuechterlein is an investment advisor at Buffalo Capital Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Howard Bailey Securities and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of advising, he is an independent licensed insurance agent. Buffalo Capital Advisors offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a multi-method investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerances. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary account management and accepts hourly financial planning fees.